However, when he became ill last week and was taken to the hospital, doctors found a bowel obstruction that required surgery.

While some people might have understandably sat out the race this year, Roy refused and Millie came up with a way for him to participate.

“He’s pretty determined, so I was sitting in the hospital while he was recovering and I thought, you know what, I’ll get a wheelchair and I’ll push him for six miles," Millie said. "It might not be the fastest we’ve ever done, but I think I can do it."

CBS 6 Chief Photojournalist Brad Wilson captured the couple's journey as well as some other memorable moments of the beloved race. Watch his video report in the player above.